jonniesue
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thanks for the quick reply...I'll get the meds this morningIf you found a bloody stool, I would treat your whole flock for coccidiosis.
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thanks for the quick reply...I'll get the meds this morningIf you found a bloody stool, I would treat your whole flock for coccidiosis.
thanks for the quick reply...I'll get the meds this morning
No problem. We had a hard time finding Corid and ended up finding the powder in the cattle section of our local TSC. From what it looks like from other threads, the vaccine is not 100% effective. Someone chime in if this information is not correct. Coccidiosis can kill quickly and I would medicate the entire flock. We used Corid powder. The dose is 1 and a half teaspoon per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days. Make fresh daily. After the 5 to 7 days, we medicated with a third of a teaspoon per gallon of water for a week. I have heard the liquid form is better, but we couldn't find that. The dose for the liquid, I think, is 2 teaspoons per gallon of water for 5 to 7 days. Make fresh daily. Also, do not add any vitamins or electrolytes to the water and make sure the Corid water is the only source of water they are drinking. I hope this helps. Good luck and keep us updated.
I have 7 week old Barred Rocks. We got them from a hatchery and they were vaccinated fot several diseases. This morning I found a runny, bloody dropping. It had a odd odor. Is this coccidiosis? Everyone is eating, drinking and running around. There was no fecal matter at all in the dropping. Can I treat for coccidiosis without a fecal check and since they came vaccinated, will this cause any harm? Any advise is appreciated.
I'll look up the dog dose tomorrow. Remind me.
-Kathy
Do we have to treat dogs too?
Dogs do get coccidiosis, but not from chickens, so no need to treat dogs just because your chickens have it. Chickens get at least nine strains of the chicken form, turkeys get something like seven, duck have their own as do geese, guinea fowl, peafowl, dogs, horses, sheep, cattle, etc.
-Kathy
Do we have to treat dogs too?
Do we have to treat dogs too?
I'm doing it because the heat, humidity, rain, and mud are the conditions which cause outbreaks of coccidiosis, so I don't want to take any chances. My dogs have been exposed to chicken poop in my yard, and I don't know if the cocci that affect chickens can cross to dogs, but I don't want to find out the hard way.
Once a puppy or dog gets sick with coccidiosis it can take a lot of intensive care for at least two weeks to save them, and can be torturous for the dog.
I've had to treat a puppy with frequent administration of IV fluids and Albon, plus special food and nutrients. It's a harrowing experience, but fortunately the pup recovered after two weeks of continous projectile vomiting, dry heaves, bloody squirts. It's a miracle she survived.